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   Col·lar

   /ˈkälər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a band of material around the neck of a shirt, dress, coat, or jacket, either upright or turned over and generally an integral part of the garment: "a shirt collar" Similar neckbandchokerhistorical:ruffgorgetberthaVandykearchaic:rebato
   • ▪ short for clerical collar
   • ▪ a band put around the neck of an animal, used to restrain, control, or identify it: "the first step is to choose a collar that fits the dog properly"
   • ▪ a colored marking resembling a collar around the neck of a bird or other animal: "the drake has a narrow black collar"
   • ▪ a heavy rounded part of the harness worn by a draft animal, which rests at the base of its neck on the shoulders: "a shire horse leaning into its collar"
   • 2. a restraining or connecting band, ring, or pipe in machinery. Similar ringbandcolletsleevepipeflangerimrib
   • 3. a piece of meat rolled up and tied. British
   • ▪ a cut of bacon taken from the neck of a pig.
   • 4. the part of a plant where the stem joins the roots.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French colier, from Latin collare ‘band for the neck, collar’, from collum ‘neck’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. collarless adjective

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